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growth
noun(growth)
the gradual beginning or coming forth
Synonyms: emergence, outgrowth,
growth
noun(growth)
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
Synonyms: development, growing, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny,
growth
noun(growth)
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
Synonyms: increase, increment,
Examples:
The growth of population.
growth
noun(growth)
a progression from simpler to more complex forms
Examples:
The growth of culture.
growth
noun(growth)
(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
growth
noun(growth)
something grown or growing
Examples:
A growth of hair.
growth
noun(growth)
vegetation that has grown
Examples:
A growth of trees.
The only growth was some salt grass.

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